Conus brunneobandatus
Conus brunneobandatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus brunneobandatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. brunneobandatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus brunneobandatus Petuch, 1992 | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The size of the shell attains 36.5 mm.
Distribution
This species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea and off the Lesser Antilles; from Colombia to Northern Brasil.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus brunneobandatus Petuch, 1992. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429343 on 2015-06-23
- Petuch, E. J. 1992. Molluscan discoveries from the tropical Western Atlantic region. Part 1. New species of Conus from the Bahamas Platform, Central American and northern South American coasts, and the Lesser Antilles. La Conchiglia 23(264): 36-40.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Conasprelloides cancellatus brunneobandatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
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